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Common Names
Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies Author
(LAM.) E. SMALL & CRONQUIST
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANNABIGEROVARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234. |
| CANNABIGEROVARINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234. |
| CANNABINEROLIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINODIOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234. |
| CANNABINODIOL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINODIVARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234. |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Fruit | not available | 1275.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Seed | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL | 3 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABINOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phytohormonal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respiraparalytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |